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In-House Legal Workflow Platform Sandstone Raises $30M in Series A Funding

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:48:29 EST

The funding, which will in part finance the company‘s product development and community building efforts, comes just six months after Sandstone announced its public launch and completion of a $10 million seed round.

Wolters Kluwer Launches End-to-End Jurisdictional Comparison Tool

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:41:58 EST

Wolters Kluwer CCH (Commerce Clearing House) Jurisdictional Compare tool can automate updates of laws across the U.S. and generate jurisdiction comparison charts.

Timekeeping Startup Billables AI Announces $10.2M Series A

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:59:59 EST

The AI-powered timekeeping company plans to devote a significant share of the funds to research and development as it looks to grow further beyond time tracking.

Spellbook Launches Law School Student Legal Tech Fellowship Program

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:59:59 EST

For the upcoming fall semester, Spellbook is offering the chance to receive $25,000 in project funding, in addition to other resources, to law school students who have ideas for a legal tech solution in mind that can lessen friction in day-to-day legal workflows.

Better Than TAR. Nearly Expert: What a Major Study Shows About Gen AI and TAR in a Complex Document Review

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:59:59 EST

The question for generative AI-based review tools is not whether they can equal TAR, but whether they can outperform it.

DeepIP Acquires AI Patent Assistant PatentMaker

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:59:59 EST

DeepIP CEO and co-founder Franc ois Xavier Leduc said the acquisition of Munich-based PatentMaker positions DeepIP to be the "De facto leader" of IP tech in Europe.

Why 3 Attorneys Left Goodwin to Start an ‘AI-Native' IP Firm

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:59:59 EST

Antheros leverages gen AI tools to automate routine portions of IP practice and offer clients subscription-based billing.

'The Wave Is Coming': Silent AI Presents New Threats in Insurance Litigation

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:02:24 EST

Insurers are trying to preempt this new kind of risk by putting additional and broader exclusions into traditional policies, said Hinshaw & Culberston partner Scott Seaman.

Compliance Hiring Set Sights on AI Governance Skills in Coming Years

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:23:31 EST

Diligent's Global State of Legal Entity Compliance 2026 report finds that senior compliance professionals will likely seek out AI governance and tech literacy skills from new talent over the next three years.

Legaltech Rundown: Relativity Launches FOIA Tool, Filevine Releases Agentic AI System, and More

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:07:21 EST

An update on the legal tech market's past week, from product launches to new partnerships.

Meta, YouTube Move to Toss $6M Social Media Addiction Verdict

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:46:20 EST

Lawyers for Meta and YouTube, in post-trial arguments on Thursday, insisted that the jury heard evidence about content that was prohibited under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and the First Amendment.

Kilpatrick Debuts AI Lab Focused on Developing Custom Solutions for Staff, Clients

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:17:35 EST

Kilpatrick Labs is currently piloting and developing over 15 custom AI tools that leverage Anthropic's Claude LLM in areas including patent and trademark prosecution and litigation monitoring, among others.

Corsearch Acquires MF Brands's Courtemis IP Enforcement System

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:32:35 EST

Corsearch will work with MF Brands to improve Courtemis' brand protection and IP enforcement capabilities as part of the acquisition.

Kirkland and Palantir Launch AI-Led PE Fundraising Platform

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:09 EST

The launch is the first in a series of AI rollouts and strategic partnerships planned as part of Kirkland's $500 million AI strategy.

What Cross-Border M&A Teaches About the Limits of Legal AI

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:49:53 EST

Compressing the middle of a process does not eliminate the work that surrounds it. It moves that work to the two ends, and those ends are where legal AI is least useful. Cross-border technology M&A makes the point as well as any practice I know.

Harbor Acquires HR Consulting Firm CE Global Partners

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:12:41 EST

The purchase is intended to bolster Harbor's new human capital management advisory offering and expand its presence in the U.K.

Bloomberg Industry Group Buys Regulatory Intelligence Provider Regology

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:29:59 EST

The purchase is intended to meet customer demand for new regulatory tools as Bloomberg aims to expand past traditional focus on research.

Wordsmith Raises $70M in Series B Round

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:55:31 EST

Wordsmith, which offers a gen AI-powered legal assistant targeted to in-house legal teams, will use the funding to build out its platform and scale its team.

Fifth Circuit Temporarily Allows Texas App Store Verification Law to Take Effect

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:58:23 EST

The state law requires app stores to verify users' ages. And now, the federal court has paused lower court orders that had blocked the measure.

Florida Becomes 1st State to Sue OpenAI. Lawyers Say It Won't Be the Last

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:29:09 EST

"This is a major event in the regulation of AI," said Berger Singerman partner Alejandro Miyar, who is not involved in the case. "There has been a lot of discussion about how it should be regulated. Not a lot of people have done it."

Legora Acquires Commercial Real Estate AI Platform Cadastral

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:22:07 EST

The acquisition introduces Legora to commercial real estate legal technology and will bolster the startup's plans to build an engineering hub in New York City.

Angeion Group Appoints Bill Carter as CEO, Replacing Founder Steven Weisbrot

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:59:59 EST

Carter, formerly CEO of American Lawyer Media, is stepping into the role as Weisbrot transitions to an executive chair position. The leadership change was established as part of private equity firm Renovus Capital Partner's 2024 majority investment into Angeion.

LawVu Launches Updated AI Workspace for In-House Teams

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:59:59 EST

New features include a self-service agentic workflow builder, AI-powered triage and new drafting capabilities.

OpenAI Moves Into Legal Tech With Hire of Ironclad Co-Founder Jason Boehmig

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:38:02 EST

OpenAI joins fellow tech giants Anthropic and Microsoft in developing AI tools for legal work.

Law Firms Are Using AI as Strategy Tool, Not for Reliable Forecasts of Litigation Outcomes

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:06:15 EST

Attorneys are using the predictive functions of AI to corroborate or identify potential holes in their thinking about litigation strategy.